Comments on: MoreWhat Matters: Today’s Blog List http://morewhat.com/wordpress/morewhat-matters-todays-blog-list-32/ To build consensus on issues Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:42:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Stanford Matthews http://morewhat.com/wordpress/morewhat-matters-todays-blog-list-32/#comment-9588 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 03:28:00 +0000 http://morewhat.com/wordpress/morewhat-matters-todays-blog-list-32/#comment-9588 By your own words at the link you provided, it can be argued your exercise of free speech just showed you that with every freedom comes responsibility. Freedom of speech and its interpretation and use can have unintended consequences. But when speech calls for action and that action affects others in a negative way, don't use the excuse that you were simply exercising your right to free speech. If you call for people to remove their links to someone's site. Don't be surprised if they find that objectionable. To me that equates to promoting a boycott. Like I said at Fred's, if you don't like it don't look at it. By your own words at the link you provided, it can be argued your exercise of free speech just showed you that with every freedom comes responsibility. Freedom of speech and its interpretation and use can have unintended consequences. But when speech calls for action and that action affects others in a negative way, don’t use the excuse that you were simply exercising your right to free speech.

If you call for people to remove their links to someone’s site. Don’t be surprised if they find that objectionable. To me that equates to promoting a boycott.

Like I said at Fred’s, if you don’t like it don’t look at it.

]]> by: Curious George http://morewhat.com/wordpress/morewhat-matters-todays-blog-list-32/#comment-9578 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 01:41:06 +0000 http://morewhat.com/wordpress/morewhat-matters-todays-blog-list-32/#comment-9578 Since Texas Fred chose not to let you know what the content of the post was that caused him to over-react into his little rant, I decided to share it with you. You be the judge: http://arbananarepublic.blogspot.com/2007/07/substance-over-symbology.html Since Texas Fred chose not to let you know what the content of the post was that caused him to over-react into his little rant, I decided to share it with you. You be the judge:

http://arbananarepublic.blogspot.com/2007/07/substance-over-symbology.html

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